Public Administration Requirement for Post Graduate Studies in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

As an applicant to Ahmadu Bello University, you might ant to know what are the courses ofer in both undergraduate and post graduate accounting.   That  is why questions like: do ABU public administration  offer diploma courses and what are the requirements? What are the undergraduate requirements into direct entry public adm. in ABU and what are the post graduate courses available? What are the requirements and the school fees with the duration?       


bellow are the admission requirement and the type of course offer a the postgraduate studies in the department of public adm. of the faculty of administration of the great Ahmad bello university zaria


 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 

M. Phil/PhD

 1. '0' level requirement - candidates must have a minimum of five credits which must include English Language, Economics, Government/History and Mathematics;

2. Minimum class of First Degree - Must. be Second Class Lower (2:2) In Public Administration, Local Government, Economics, Political Science or Sociology;

 3. Minimum CGPA in Master Degree - must not be less than 3.5 for M.Phil admission; and

 4. Minimum CGPA in Master degree for PhD admission must not be less than 4.00 in coursework and 60% or B grade in thesis performance. Prospective candidates for M.Phil/PhD in Public Administration must fulfill all the above requirements before they are considered for admission into the programmes.





M.Sc. Public Administration

 1. '0' level requirement - candidates must have a minimum of five credits which must include English Language, Economics, Government/History and Mathematics;


 2. Candidate must have a first degree in Public Administration, Local Government or Political Science.

 3. Minimum class of Degree: candidate must have a minimum class of Second Class Upper (2: 1) to quality for admission.





Master in Public Administration

 1. '0' level requirement - candidates must have a minimum of five credits which must include English Language.

2. Candidate with first degree and a Class of Second Class Lower (2:2) In Public Administration, Local Government, Economics, Sociology and Political Science are qualified to apply. Those with Third Class must have at least five years graduation experience.

3. Candidates with first degree outside the above specialized field of studies must have Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration of ABU to qualify for admission.

 4. HND holders with minimum grade of Merit (Lower Credit) must also possess the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration, and have at least two years graduation experience.



PGDPA

 1. '0' level requirement - candidates must have a minimum of five credits which must include English Language.

 2. A minimum of B.A/B.Sc. from A.B.U. or any other recognised university or polytechnic. However, holders of HND with a minimum of Merit Grade plus a minimum of two years post qualification experience may be considered. Similarly, holders of Advanced Diploma in Public Administration (ADPA) from this Department or a Postgraduate Diploma from a recognised university or polytechnic may also be considered. Note that candidates in both cases must meet the minimum '0' level admission requirements.